Brainstem cavernoma

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A brainstem cavernoma is a cavernous malformation located in the Brainstem.

Risk of hemorrhage

Cavernomas in this location have an annual risk of hemorrhage of 4 to 5 % per lesion per year[^1].

Imaging

MRI is the gold standard imaging modality for diagnosing brainstem cavernomas.

MRI of a cavernoma in the dorsolateral medulla oblongata
MRI of a brainstem cavernoma in the left dorsolateral medulla oblongata on a sagittal MRI image.
Brainstem cavernoma, axial T2-weighted MRI
Axial T2-weighted MRI sequence of a patient with a cavernoma in the left dorsolateral medulla oblongata.
Hirnstammkavernom CT
Axiale Darstellung eines Hirnstammkavernoms in einer CT-Bildgebung.
Hirnstammkavernom T2 axial
Darstellung eines Hirnstammkavernoms (roter Pfeil) in einer axialen T2 Sequenz im MRT.

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  • Text removed: “## Hemorrhage risk {#blutungsrisiko} Cavernomas at this location have an annual hemorrhage risk of 4 to 5 % per lesion each year[^1].”
  • Text removed: “## Imaging {#bildgebung} The imaging gold standard for the diagnosis of brainstem cavernomas is MRI.”
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  • Text removed: “[^1]: Book: Neurosurgical Knowledge Update, a comprehensie Review. Robert Harbaugh et al. Thieme Verlag”
  • Text changed: “A brainstem cavernoma is a cavernous malformation located in the [brainstem](\/lexikon\/hirnstamm).”“A brainstem cavernoma is a cavernous malformation located in the Brainstem .”
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